President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to the southern border as Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, looks on, Thursday, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
"The idea there's no such thing as climate change. I love that, man," he added. "I love some of my Neanderthal friends who still think there's no climate change."
Biden didn't mention Republicans, but he has criticized the GOP in the past for disputing global warming. When the National Climate Assessment, which details climate change impacts, was released in November 2023, Biden blasted the party.
"Anyone who willfully denies the impact of climate change is condemning the American people to a very dangerous future. Impacts are only going to get worse, more frequent, more ferocious and more costly," he said at the time. "None of this is inevitable."
President Joe Biden, center, looks over the southern border on Thursday with Peter Flores, right, deputy commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Jason Owens, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol and Gloria Chavez, Sector Chief, U.S. Border Patrol. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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He urged former President Trump to "join me" in telling Congress to pass a border security bill.
Earlier, Biden visited the Rio Grande and received briefings from Homeland Security officials. Meanwhile, Trump also visited the border some 300 miles away from his successor in Eagle Pass, Texas.
"This is a Joe Biden invasion," Trump said of the border crisis.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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